Colombia Among Top Picks For Nobel Peace Prize
Faizan Hashmi Published September 30, 2016 | 02:25 PM
STOCKHOLM, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Sep, 2016 ) - The architects of a historic accord to end Colombia's 52-year war are among the favourites to win this year's Nobel Peace Prize as speculation mounts ahead of next week's honours.
The awards season opens Monday with the announcement of the medicine prize laureates in Stockholm, but the most keenly-watched award is that for peace on October 7.
The Norwegian Nobel Institute has received a whopping 376 nominations for the peace prize, a huge increase from the previous record of 278 in 2014 -- so guessing the winner is anybody's game.
Experts, online betting sites and commentators have all placed the Colombian government and leftist FARC rebels on their lists of likely laureates. US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is also known to have been nominated, but his chances are seen as low. APP/AFP/anm
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